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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
This frumpy, maternal, Irish character actress gained experience in Irish... more
Trivia:
Ventured into acting, beginning on the stage, whilst working as a journalist... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 wins
&
8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 12/22/2009
(From Fangoria. 21 December 2009, 8:35 AM, PST)
Oscar buzz surrounds Jim Sheridan's latest film 'Brothers' (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 30 November 2009, 9:42 AM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 21 December 2009, 8:35 AM, PST)
Oscar buzz surrounds Jim Sheridan's latest film 'Brothers' (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 30 November 2009, 9:42 AM, PST)
Filmography
Actress:
- Cloudburst (2010) (pre-production)
- Crossmaglen (2010) (pre-production) .... Aunt Kathleen
- Locked In (2010) (post-production) .... Joan
- "Beautiful People" .... Gran Doonan ('Narg') (1 episode, 2008)
- How I Got My Beads (2008) TV episode .... Gran Doonan ('Narg') - Stone of Destiny (2008) .... Mrs. McQuarry
- Closing the Ring (2007) .... Eleanor
... aka L'amour à jamais (Canada: French title)
... aka Richard Attenborough's Closing the Ring (International: English title: poster title) - How About You (2007) .... Heather Nightingale
- "Casualty" .... Megan Roach (43 episodes, 1986-2007)
- Sweet Charity (2007) TV episode .... Megan Roach
- Everlasting Love: Part 2 (1998) TV episode .... Megan Roach
- Everlasting Love: Part 1 (1998) TV episode .... Megan Roach
- A Wing and a Prayer (1989) TV episode .... Megan Roach
- Caring (1988) TV episode .... Megan Roach
(38 more) - Tara Road (2005) .... Mona
- Milk (2005/I) .... Nan
- Razor Fish (2004) .... Molly
- Inside I'm Dancing (2004) .... Eileen
... aka Rory O'Shea Was Here (USA) - Omagh (2004) (TV) .... Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) (TV) .... Madame Alex
- Trauma (2004/I) .... Petra
- Veronica Guerin (2003) .... Bernie Guerin
- Conspiracy of Silence (2003) .... Annie McLaughlin
- Watermelon (2003) (TV) .... Teresa Ryan
- The Intended (2002) .... Mrs. Jones
- Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002) (TV) .... Alexandra MacLean
... aka Le torse (Canada: French title)
... aka Torso (USA: video title) - "No Tears" (2002) TV mini-series .... Grainne McFadden
- I Was a Rat (2001) (TV) .... Joan Jones
... aka Un bon petit rat (Canada: French title) - The War Bride (2001) .... Betty
... aka Love and War (USA: MIFED title)
... aka War Bride (USA) - Cupid & Cate (2000) (TV) .... Willie Hendley
- Durango (1999) (TV) .... Aunt Maeve
... aka A Rose for Annie (Australia) - Resurrection (1999) (TV) .... Clare's mother
- "Relative Strangers" (1999) TV mini-series .... Maureen Lessing
... aka Fremde Verwandte (Germany) - The American (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Bread
- Pete's Meteor (1998) .... Lily
- Resurrection Man (1998) .... Dorcas Kelly
- Painted Angels (1998) .... Annie Ryan
... aka Prairie Doves (UK: new title)
... aka The Wicked, Wicked West (USA: video title) - Masterminds (1997) .... Principal Claire Maloney
- Swann (1996) .... Rose Hindmarch
- A Time to Kill (1996) .... Ethel Twitty
- Moll Flanders (1996) .... Mrs. Mazzawatti
- Journey (1995) (TV) .... Lottie
- "A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) TV mini-series .... Mother Steed
- A Man of No Importance (1994) .... Lily Byrne
- Angels in the Outfield (1994) .... Maggie Nelson
... aka Angels (UK) - Deadly Advice (1994) .... Iris Greenwood
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) .... May Mackenzie
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) .... Bird Lady
... aka Home Alone II (USA: short title) - The Sound and the Silence (1992) (TV) .... Eliza
... aka Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence (USA)
... aka The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story - Utz (1992) .... Marta
- Seekers (1992) (TV) .... Stella Hazard
- Lethal Innocence (1991) (TV) .... Vinnie
- "Brides of Christ" (1991) TV mini-series .... Sister Agnes (unknown episodes)
- The Field (1990) .... Maggie McCabe
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) .... Mrs. Brown
... aka My Left Foot (UK: short title) - "To Have and to Hold" (2 episodes, 1986)
- Episode #1.8 (1986) TV episode
- Episode #1.7 (1986) TV episode - Exploits at West Poley (1985) (TV) .... Aunt Draycott
- The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985) .... Mary
- "Eh Brian! It's a Whopper" .... Bridget (6 episodes, 1984)
- A Notion of Shopkeeping (1984) TV episode .... Bridget
- The Right Hook (1984) TV episode .... Bridget
- Ladies' Day (1984) TV episode .... Bridget
- The Shape of Things to Come (1984) TV episode .... Bridget
- Now Ollie's Gone (1984) TV episode .... Bridget
(1 more) - "The Gathering Seed" .... Kitty Henshaw (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode #1.1 (1983) TV episode .... Kitty Henshaw - "Angels" (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode #8.16 (1982) TV episode - The Ballroom of Romance (1982) .... Bridie
- "Juliet Bravo" .... Marion Kershaw (1 episode, 1981)
- Catching Up (1981) TV episode .... Marion Kershaw - "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Dorothy (2 episodes, 1981)
- Elizabeth Alone: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Dorothy
- Elizabeth Alone: Part 1 (1981) TV episode .... Dorothy - Bloody Kids (1979) .... Nurse
... aka One Joke Too Many (USA: TV title) - "Quatermass" .... Alison Thorpe (2 episodes, 1979)
... aka The Quatermass Conclusion
- Lovely Lightning (1979) TV episode .... Alison Thorpe
- Ringstone Round (1979) TV episode .... Alison Thorpe - "Telford's Change" (1979) TV series .... Pat Burton (unknown episodes)
- The Music Machine (1979) .... Mrs. Pearson
- The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) .... Alison Thorpe
- "Z Cars" .... Tina Stevens (2 episodes, 1978)
- Exposure (1978) TV episode .... Tina Stevens
- Quilley on the Spot (1978) TV episode .... Tina Stevens - "People Like Us" .... Gloria (1 episode, 1978)
- The Biter Bit (1978) TV episode .... Gloria - "Play for Today" .... Eileen Graham / ... (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
- Licking Hitler (1978) TV episode .... Eileen Graham
- Your Man from Six Counties (1976) TV episode .... Mollie - "Coronation Street" .... Staff Nurse Maloney (2 episodes, 1977)
... aka Corrie (UK: informal title)
... aka The Street (UK: informal title)
- Episode #1.1667 (1977) TV episode .... Staff Nurse Maloney
- Episode #1.1663 (1977) TV episode .... Staff Nurse Maloney - "Armchair Theatre" .... Pat Moran (1 episode, 1974)
- The Virgins (1974) TV episode .... Pat Moran - "Helen: A Woman of Today" .... Caroline Ainsley (1 episode, 1973)
- Caroline (1973) TV episode .... Caroline Ainsley - High Kampf (1973) (TV)
... aka Black and Blue: High Kampf (UK: series title) - "Black and Blue" .... Ellie (1 episode, 1973)
- High Kampf (1973) TV episode .... Ellie - "The Man Outside" .... Molly (1 episode, 1972)
- Hawk Street Horror (1972) TV episode .... Molly - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Emma (1 episode, 1972)
- Stephen D (1972) TV episode .... Emma - "The Sinners" .... Joan Twomey (1 episode, 1971)
- The Little Mother (1971) TV episode .... Joan Twomey - Sinful Davey (1969) (uncredited)
- Deirdre (1965) (TV) .... Musician
- Of Human Bondage (1964) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's of Human Bondage (USA: complete title)
Self:
- "Tubridy Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #2.20 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The Late Late Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 15 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Past Winner
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Past Winner
- Out of Ireland (1995) (TV) (voice)
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Additional Details
Other Works:
Acted in the National Theatre in plays such as 'The Plough And The Stars' and 'Lavendar Blue', as well as acting in the Royal Court Theatre in pays such as 'Within Two Shadows' and 'A Pagan's Place'.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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